In ‘FW v LATAM Airlines Group SA', decided on 26 October 2023, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") delivered a preliminary ruling in relation to the rights of passengers pre-emptively denied...

On 15 July 2022, Subsidiary Legislation 601.13 entitled ‘Temporary Suspension of Certain Provisions Relating to Public Procurement Regulations' (the "Regulations") kicked into force to address the price hikes...

The three-year-long legal battle between Apple and Epic Games has recently seen new developments, prompted by a decision from the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

In its judgement, decided on the 23 March 2022, in the names of Adrian Muscat vs. Matthew Agius, the Court of Appeal in its inferior jurisdiction (the "Court of Appeal"), delivered by Judge Lawrence Mintoff...

The request for a preliminary ruling was made in criminal proceedings by the Public Prosecutor, Denmark against a Danish limited liability company, VAS Shipping ApS.

On 11th January 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") dismissed the action for compensation of damages of €176.1 million brought by Dyson.

In its preliminary ruling delivered on 15 June 2023 in the case of Arkadiusz Szcześniak ("A.S.") v. Bank M. SA (the "Bank") (C-520/21), the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") concluded that consumers...

In a rare decree, the Maltese Courts have denied a demand for a warrant of prohibitory injunction due to the absence of a real connecting link with Malta.

The action of spoliation, referred legally as the Actio Spolii, is a possessory action intended to protect possession. As confirmed in the judgement of June Jackson vs Leonard Jackson, decided...

On 27 May 2021, the First Hall Civil Court (the "Court"), presided over by Mr Justice Robert G. Mangion considered the execution of a bill of exchange.

A Belgian court has ruled that Facebook has 48 hours to stop tracking people in Belgium who are not members of its social network.

When purchasing a product in terms of the Maltese Consumer Affairs Act, consumers have clear-cut legal rights.

The applicants are the owners of an apartment in Melita Street, Valletta which was inherited from their father who died in September 2006.

Through Legal Notice 97 of 2026, Malta introduced amendments to the Double Taxation Relief on Taxes on Income with Romania Order.

On 8 June 2023, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ" or the "Court") gave a preliminary ruling on the interpretation and scope of Regulation No 261/2004 of the European Parliament...

Appeals from the Medical Council can take place only if it concerns the cancellation of a medical practitioner ‘s registration.

In its judgement on the 28 June 2021, delivered in the names of Gabriel Monterrosa (the "Plaintiff") vs Short Lets Malta Ltd (the "Defendant"), the Small Claims Tribunal (the ‘Court')...

The movie industry has been exploiting the concepts of client-attorney privilege, confidentiality and professional secrecy with great abandon for decades.

In a recent client update here, we discussed the measures adopted by the Superintendent of Public Health in Malta and the unprecedented suspension of legal and judicial timeframes...

The First Hall Civil Court presided over by Honourable Judge Toni Abela on the 15 March 2021, in the case Alexander Baldacchino vs. ACS Developments Ltd (C 11833) dealt with Articles 1233(1) and 1363 of the Civil Code ...